Mikaela Rosario (left) Miguel Rosario (right) get ready for their first collegiate season together. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Hazen alumni sibling duo teams up at Seattle U

Miguel Rosario and Mikaela Rosario reunite at the highest level.

Scene of the airplane crash (Courtesy of Renton Regional Fire Authority)

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Small plane crashes at Renton Municipal Airport

Two plane passengers were found conscious with injuries.

King County Crime Dive podcast.

Northwest

Candidate steals hammers; Kent marks 17th homicide in 2023 | King County Crime Dive podcast

In this episode, a Federal Way City Council candidate was accused of stealing from a hardware store; and…

King County Crime Dive podcast.

Northwest

Police officer still on payroll while awaiting murder trial | King County Crime Dive podcast

In this episode, an update on Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who is still on the city payroll…

Public Health – Seattle & King County staff administering COVID-19 vaccine to a local emergency responder. COURTESY PHOTO, Public Health-Seattle & King County

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King County wants to rehire employees who were fired over vaccine

A total of 314 employees separated from King County as a result of the mandate, with eight retiring,…

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Birthday Dreams has been working since 2009 to bring birthday parties to homeless kids in Renton.

Life

Birthday Dreams gives gift of birthday parties for homeless children

By Annika Hauer

(Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)

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What’s happening in Renton? | Events calendar

Don’t miss summer concerts and more family entertainment.

West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle. Photo courtesy of King County

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King County Council targets “forever chemicals” in wastewater

The motion would initiate a study on how to mitigate the Puget Sound’s exposure to the toxic runoff.

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Renton will accept $70,822.08 in grant funding from King County’s Hazardous Waste Management Program.

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Renton to implement household hazardous waste programs

City to accept grant funding from King County to put toward waste reduction, recycling and education.

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Quack-quack: Renton River Days is back with a splash | Photos

Renton River Days brought the heat over the weekend.

(Photo courtesy of the Renton Police Department)

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Carjacking and other recent gun crimes | Renton police blotter

The reporting party advised police that the suspects put a gun to her husband’s head and stole his…

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Executive director of the King County Library System announces retirement

After five years with KCLS, Lisa Rosenblum’s retirement will be effective Nov. 30, 2023

Photos courtesy of Annika Hauer
Scene from the Renton River Days drone show.

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Drone show at Renton River Days was something different for everyone

They zoomed, twinkled, blinked and flashed. The Renton River Days drone show on July 21 was the first…

The Benson Bruins football team in Renton has players ages 6 to 14. (Photo courtesy of Benson Bruins)

Sports

Benson Bruins junior football team asks for donations after equipment goes missing

Over 118 helmets and 50 pads were stolen from the team’s storage shed in Renton.

Some fire crews stayed overnight to contain any hot spots and any possible fire that could reignite. (Photo courtesy of @ZONE3PIOs on Twitter)

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Agencies extinguish brush fire in east Renton

Southwest of the Maplewood Golf Course, the brush fire took firefighters more than three hours to contain.

A news release from the Renton Police Department described the man as a 40- to 50-year-old Black man wearing a blue or black face mask, approximately 5 feet 6 inches to 8 inches in height, approximately 250 pounds, with “possible” scruffy facial hair. He possibly drives a 2011 to 2014 Dodge Charger with potential damage to the left rear passenger door. (Courtesy photos)

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Renton police seek suspect in series of strong-arm robberies

Renton police are searching for a suspect they say has been involved in a series of strong-armed robberies…

The helicopter unit of the King County Sheriff’s Office is referred to as Guardian 1. Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office.

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No shoes, no shirt, no suspect: Assault suspect evades county helicopter, dogs in Fairwood

The suspect, described as a white man with a shaved head standing 5-foot-8, assaulted a person at the…

Photo courtesy of the city of Renton.

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Tips to avoid fainting this weekend at Renton River Days

An emergency preparedness planner shares several ways to avoid overheating during daytime events.

Photo by Haley Ausbun. Renton River Days 2019.

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What’s going on around Renton? | Events calendar

July 20 edition

Police lights (File photo)

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Law enforcement agencies report shows rise in crime statewide

Renton witnessed an increase in several categories of offenses including murders, aggravated assaults, burglaries and more.